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1921 Peace Dollar. Image: Stack's Bowers / CoinWeek.

1921 Peace Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

  The 1921 Peace dollar is the debut issue of sculptor Anthony de Francisci's design. It was produced from 1921 to 1928 and then again...
Mike Byers Mint Error News issue #69

Mint Error News Magazine #69 Now Available

By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ......   Issue 69 Now Available! Issue 69 of Mint Error News Magazine features a historical collection of plasters and...
1997-D Washington quarter. Image: CoinWeek / Adobe Stock.

1997-D Washington Quarter : A Collector’s Guide

  By 1997, events were already in motion to completely overhaul the Washington quarter series. By December 1, 1997, President Bill Clinton had signed the...
1875-S Twenty-Cent Piece. Image: Stack's Bowers.

1875-S Twenty-Cent Piece : A Collector’s Guide

In the first week of June 1875, the San Francisco Mint began to strike the new Liberty Seated Twenty-Cent piece. By the end of...
1875-S Proof Twenty-Cent Piece. Image: Goldberg Auctioneers.

1875-S Twenty-Cent Piece Proof : A Collector’s Guide

The 1875-S Proof Liberty Seated Twenty-Cent piece is an enigmatic issue from the San Francisco Mint. Called a Branch Mint Proof, 12 supposedly were...

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Cataclysm and Renewal on British Celtic Coins

By Ryan Sullivan for American Numismatic Society (ANS)......   British Celtic coins are perhaps best-known for their depictions of horses, chariots, and sun gods (Fig. 1)....

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Modern Quarters Worth Money

By CoinWeek .... Have you ever looked through your change, wondering if any of the coins you have might be valuable? Some of them are....

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10 Unusual World and U.S. Coins and Patterns

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   People have been striking coins for almost 3,000 years, and the vast majority of coinage minted during that time...

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10 Things to Ask Before Buying Physical Gold, Silver, or Other Metals

By Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ......   Gold or silver Individual Retirement Account (IRA) fraud frequently targets older workers and retirees because they typically have...

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Numismatic Investment Literature

Numismatic investment literature is a genre of often pulpy numismatic books that focus primarily on the coin market and offer various pointers or advice...

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Hessian Collection Features in Künker Fall Auction 392

By Künker GmbH ...... About a year ago, Künker presented the first part of the collection of historian Dr. Hans-Jürgen Loos with coins and medals...

Stack’s Bowers Royal Mint Sale Realizes More Than $5.1 Million

Stack’s Bowers Galleries achieved more than $5.1 million USD in their auction of special Sovereign and Britannia bullion coins sold in conjunction with The...

Heritage Auctions to Offer Stephenville Collection Bust Half Dollars

Heritage Auctions will be offering The Stephenville Collection, a collection that covers several U.S. coin series, over the coming months. Previous auctions have featured...

Jack Young’s Fun With Fakes – 1795 Flowing Hair Dollar

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC), and the Dark Side Group ...... I am working on a concept for articles that cover some...

Ten Big U.S. Coin “Failures”

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   Not every coin produced by the United States Mint is embraced by the public or does its job for...

The ANS’s Paul Revere Medal

By David Hill for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ...... From the late 19th into the early 20th century, the American Numismatic Society (ANS) had a...

Peace Dollars: Art vs. Commerce

By Victor Bozarth for PCGS ...... I’ve always liked Peace Dollars, which I call the underdog of silver dollars. And I’ve always rooted for the...

Important Collections Make Headlines as Stack’s Bowers August 2023 Auction Realizes Over $43 Million

In live and online sessions during and following the 2023 ANA World’s Fair of Money, Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ August Global Showcase realized $43,402,487 USD...

Heritage Offering John Jay Knox Collection in Upcoming Auction

John Jay Knox (1828-1892) was a 19th-century banker, author, and politician who served as president of the National Bank of the Republic and helped...

Sydney F. Martin Collection Part IV Realizes Over $3.8 Million

As an Auctioneer Partner of the ANA World’s Fair of Money, Stack’s Bowers Galleries recently sold Part IV of the Sydney F. Martin Collection...

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